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Alive after five plus years (could be seven?), survived two category 5 hurricanes (Irma & Maria), eleven magnitude 5+ earthquakes and thousands of magnitude 3 or higher tremors, and a desperate relocation of his 75g home down the stairs from a third story penthouse inside a 12g Coleman...

Thanks for the replies. I look into some decor that can he can use as a "place", but since he's at least 12 in long, is going to be a challenge. For now, I guess I'll leave him alone and just enjoy the pleasure of rearranging the gravel when I do the water changes he...he. PS, The tank is 75G. I...

Hello, Havent been here in a LONG TIME but I finally got around to ask the experts. I have this 5+ year Oscar (could be 7 years? honestly dont remember when I got him!). He used to share the tank with a Pleco and a mellow Jack Dempsey, both recently died (several months ago). Anyway, here is the...

Thanks. At this point there's not much hope. The small shark we found dead dead this morning - of no apparent reason, no scratches, blood, no symptoms until this morning. The red tail cat now has a swollen belly and the big shark is about to explode. Another lfs told me to mix mashed garlic...

video UPDATE: The LFS says the fish looks OK. HE says is constipation due to over feeding. says to boil some pees and feed them to the fish. I will try that tonight. Anybody think it could be parasites?

Yesterday I noticed my shark has this HUGE belly. He did not have this 2 days ago. Anybody have an idea of what could be happening? He looks otherwise OK. He is swimming and eating as usual. Here are the water stats this morning. I change 40% water every Sunday. PH 7.8 Ammonia <0.25 Nitrite 0...

I think there are 2 comets (goldfish). There are also 2 dwarf gouramis and if you look carefully you'll see about 2in. water evaporated from the top, which means no water changes in some time...

So I went to a restaurant near the beach a couple of weeks ago and they had this fresh water tank in there. I never knew bala sharks were so aggressive! He was literally chewing the scales of the gold fish! Can anybody ID the ciclids? I have no idea what they are. VIDEO

Thanks for the feedback. The Pangasus is 7in. long. I got him from a local shop where he was trying to swim in a 55G with 3 huge koi and several big goldfish. He had two large red bumps in the mouth which are now barely noticeable. So, for the time being I think i did him a favor... For the long...

Here are some great pics my girlfriend took of my fish with her new camera. Oscar: Iridescent Shark: Red Tail:

I had one for 5+ years. HE WILL DIG ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT and throw gravel around and against the glass. You can set up your tank how ever you want, but he will change it until all the gravel is on the sides and there is a great big hole in the middle. By the way, he killed everything I ever...